“Hay Day” – 2007 – Tristan Waterkeyn’s Debut Album

“Hay Day” – 2007

Tristan Waterkeyn’s Debut Album

HAY DAY – CD REVIEW

Mellow, thoughtful and aurally pleasing, Tristan Waterkeyn’s debut album Hay Day is a hammock-style hit waiting to be discovered. Acoustic guitar and jazzy rhythms complement lyrics both darkly humorous and poetic, the songs melded smoothly together by Tristan’s deep, sincere voice.

The 26 year-old singer and songwriter is based in Cape Town, but his young years have seen extensive travels to the various corners of the globe. Adventuring through Europe, the East and Australia, he was exposed to a variety of styles of music, and life experiences which have shaped his music into the mature, carefully crafted art that is Hay Day.

Tristan’s music is the stuff summer sailing holidays are made of; chilled, with an island feel to it.

It’s the stuff you listen to late into the night around a beach bonfire with the people you love. The 12 professionally recorded tracks offer a mix of the melancholy and the more upbeat, making for a balanced album which is easy to listen to from beginning to end.
From the light-hearted “Kathrin”, written on a beach on the coast of Australia for
a traveller with a penchant for dreadlocks, to the cleverly penned “Inner way”-
thoughts on the paradoxical nature of love and how it can bring people together
or break them apart, and the smoothly intriguing “Atmosphere”, the album is a
rich tapestry of music with Tristan gently threading it all together.

With many CDs, you skip over a few songs, only enjoying half of the recordings.
With Hay Day, your finger won’t be hovering over the skip button; it’ll be on
repeat instead. – CD Review by Carey Finn 2007

Credits on the “Hay Day” Album 2007:

THE BRILLIANT MUSICIANS: Adri Raas – backing vocal (Afraid of the dark)
Ben Badenhorst – electric guitar
Howard Butcher – bass dubs, claps & clicks
James Kaye – drums / percusison
Jonno Sweetman – percussion
Kyle Shepherd – keys / piano
Martin Wolfaardt – percussion
Wesley Rustin – bass / fretless bass
Paul Gibbings – double bass
Rayele Goodman – violin
Steve Newman – guitar (To the Hills)
Tony Cox – guitar (Atmosphere)
Tristan Waterkeyn – lead vocals , rhythm guitars

THE RECORD LABEL:

OVERTONE | WWW.OVERTONE.CO.ZA

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THE STUDIOS:

Pre-Production at Overtone Studios, Cape Town.
Initial Recording at Sibebe Studio in Cape Town.
Final Recording and Production completed with Howard Butcher at Eden Multimedia, Knysna

THE ALBUM

All Songs, Music and arrangements by Tristan Waterkeyn
Engineered, Mixed by Tristan Waterkeyn and Howard Butcher
Mastered by Howard Butcher.

The “Hay Day” album 2007 – Let the credits roll…

Renowned South African musicians were involved in the production and recording process of Tristan Waterkeyn’s “Hay Day”.

We proudly introduce and credit the following talented musicians who helped to create this beautiful debut album:

Tony Cox / Acoustic Guitar
Steve Newman / Acoustic Guitar
Ben Badenhorst / Electric Guitar
Howard Butcher / Bass Dubs, Claps & Clicks.
Wesley Rustin / Bass, Fretless Bass
Paul Gibbings / Double Bass
Rayelle Goodman / Violin
Kyle Shepherd / Keys, Piano
James Kaye / Drums
Jonno Sweetman / Percussion
Martin Wolfaardt / Percussion
Adri Raas / Backing Vocals

Special thanks to…

THE RECORD LABEL:
OVERTONE | WWW.OVERTONE.CO.ZA

THE STUDIOS:
Pre-Production at Overtone Studios, Cape Town.
Initial Recording at Sibebe Studio in Cape Town.
Recording was completed with Howard Butcher at Eden Multimedia, Knysna.

THE PROJECT
All Songs, Music and arrangements by Tristan Waterkeyn
Engineered, Mixed by Tristan Waterkeyn and Howard Butcher
Mastered by Howard Butcher.